
turn. Says the prophet: 'The Lord my God shall come, and all the saints
with Thee.' And His feet shall stand in that day upon the Mount of Olives,
which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the Mount of Olives shall cleave
in the midst thereof, . and there shall be a very great valley.' And the Lord
shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and His
name one.' As the New Jerusalem, in its dazzling splendor, comes down out
of heaven, it rests upon the place purified and made ready to receive it, and
Christ, with His people and the angels, enters the holy city."—The
Great
Controversy,
pages 662, 663.
11.
Who will be raised at this time? What will they do? Rev. 20:5-9.
NOTE.—What constitutes loosing Satan? The resurrection of the wicked
constitutes the loosing of Satan. He is again free to deceive and to lead his
forces against the Holy City before which they will eventually be annihilated.
"Here [on earth] is to be the home of Satan with his evil angels for a
thousand years. Limited to the earth, he will not have access to other worlds,
to tempt and annoy those who have never fallen. It is in this sense that he is
bound: There are none remaining, upon whom he can exercise his power. He
is wholly cut off from the work of deception and ruin which for so many cen-
turies has been his sole delight."
"At the close of the thousand years the second resurrection will take place.
Then the wicked will be raised from the dead, and appear before God for the
execution of 'the judgment written.' Thus the revelator, after describing the
resurrection of the righteous, says, 'The rest of the dead lived not again until
the thousand years were finished.' And Isaiah declares, concerning the wicked,
`They shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall
be shut up in the prison, and
after many days shall they be visited.' "—The
Great Controversy,
pages 659, 661.
12.
What will then be the fate of these forces of evil? Rev. 20 : 10-15.
13.
How does Isaiah, the gospel prophet, describe the new earth state?
Isa. 65:17-25; 35 :1-8.
14.
What human miseries will no longer exist? Rev. 7:16, 17; 21:4,
8, 27; 22:15.
NOTE.—"Pain cannot exist in the atmosphere of heaven. There will be no
more tears, no funeral trains, no badges of mourning. 'There shall be no more
death, neither sorrow, nor crying, . .. for the former things are passed away.'
`The inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shalt be
forgiven their iniquity.'
"—The Great Controversy,
page 676.
15.
For how long does God promise to continue this blessed state of the
redeemed? Isa. 66:22, 23.
NOTE.—The scripture here reveals that God's people, as also the new earth
and the new heavens, purified, sinless, perfect, shall remain forever with no
more sorrow, suffering, or death. "And the years of eternity, as they roll, will
bring richer and still more glorious revelations of God and of Christ. As knowl-
edge is progressive, so will love, reverence, and happiness increase. The more
men learn of God, the greater will be their admiration of His character. As
Jesus opens before them the riches of redemption, and the amazing achieve-
ments in the great controversy with Satan, the hearts of the ransomed thrill
with more fervent devotion, and with more rapturous joy they sweep the
harps of gold; and ten thousand times ten thousand and thousands of thousands
of voices unite to swell the mighty chorus of praise."—The
Great Controversy,
page 678.
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